Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · California
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville
Oroville, CA · ~33 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville: 4.1 TCR = 187% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville safety composite
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville: 0.0 → 13.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.64× in 2024
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville's TCR rose 13.5 from 0.0 in 2021 to 13.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Oroville, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 187% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #55/91
- PHOTO PVS (Paxton Vierling…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville
4.1 TCR
- PVS (Paxton Vi
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals
4.1 TCR
- Phoenix Metals
Phoenix Metals Company Location #71
4.1 TCR
- Ryerson - RMP
Ryerson - RMP Atlanta
4.1 TCR
- Ryerson Dallas
Ryerson Dallas
4.1 TCR
What this shows Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville averages 4.1 TCR (187% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=13.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 91 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in California.
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville has fewer employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · CA · Oroville
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 79 employers in Oroville, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Metals Company Location #71 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson - RMP Atlanta | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson Dallas | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tutti Frutti Farms | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EL CENTRO | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BULLSEYE FARMS 18 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Vista Farms LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 66 | 2,360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oroville Hospital | 1,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Butte-Glenn Community College District | 1,344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oroville Hospital Post Acute Center | 1,340 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Exterminators 1032 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Exterminators 1019 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chesterton Surgery Center LLC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Viakable Manufacturing LLC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center - EVS | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastern New Mexico Medical Center - EVS | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs - EVS | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christensen Construction Co., Inc. | 33 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.